| Event: | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 31 August and 1 September 1990.
| Gold | Paul Sanders Kriss Akabusi John Regis Roger Black | |
| Silver | Klaus Just Edgar Itt Carsten Köhrbrück Norbert Dobeleit | |
| Bronze | Rico Lieder Karsten Just Thomas Schönlebe Jens Carlowitz |
1 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 2:58.22 | AR | ||||
| align=left | 3:00.64 | |||||
| align=left | 3:01.51 | |||||
| 4 | align=left |  | 3:01.78 | |||
| 5 | align=left | 3:02.46 | ||||
| 6 | align=left |  | 3:02.74 | |||
| 7 | align=left |  | 3:03.33 | |||
| 8 | align=left | 3:04.17 |
31 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | | 3:04.08 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | 3:04.32 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | 3:04.74 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | | 3:05.18 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left |  | 3:06.51 |
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 3:03.89 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | 3:04.04 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | 3:04.55 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | | 3:05.90 | q |
According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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